The Village in Flames (L'Incendie du Hameau)
1893–1894 · etching · Sheet: 46.5 x 61.7 cm (18 5/16 x 24 5/16 in.); Image: 39 x 56.5 cm (15 3/8 x 22 1/4 in.)
Legros, The Village in Flames (L'Incendie du Hameau), 1893–1894. etching.
The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of John Bonebrake
How to look at a Legros
- Notice that the line barely changes weight and the drawing still has depth. Where does the depth come from?
- Find the horizon and how little is drawn beyond the middle distance.
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